Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sharpes Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sharpes Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Sharpes Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sharpes Corner: Sharpes Cor. (or less commonly used: Sharpes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Sharpes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sharpes Corner may originally have been Sharpe's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sharpes Corner might be written as Sharpe Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Sharpes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharpes Corner:
- Skagit County (The home county of Sharpes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Similk Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
- Anacortes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snee Oosh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Alexander Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
- Bay View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Swinomish Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- La Conner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fish Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Oak Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Coupeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Camano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Port Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marrowstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nordland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adelma Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Hadlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Decatur Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Olga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Orcas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Friday Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastsound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- False Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Utsalady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Lake Ketchum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Warm Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Silvana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- McKees Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Lake Goodwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cathan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cathan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Chuckanut Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Lummi Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wickersham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Lummi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Silver Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Saxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharpes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Sharpes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Sharpes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharpes Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sharpes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharpes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Sharpes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharpes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpes Corner, with the one closest to Sharpes Corner listed first.
- Gibraltar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Anacortes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guemes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Bay View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- La Conner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Avon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Decatur Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skagit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Samish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Chuckanut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharpes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharpes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Sharpes Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharpes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharpes Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharpes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sharpes Corner:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- San Juan County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sharpes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharpes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |